Sacramento (DPR) – The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced the members of a new, cross-sector working group created to identify,…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 08-15-19
…of the National Organic Program, why managing dust during almond harvest is important and details on the YF&R Excellence in Agriculture award applications. Tune in to the show for these…
Almond Update: Why Managing Dust is Important
…Managing Dust is Important Find more information about managing dust and dust reduction goals at Almonds.com/harvestdust. From the Almond Board of California: The California almond community is dedicated to producing…
You Can Help Bring Back the Bee Population
Bee pollinating chive flowers Without our pollinators, there would be no food. Cathy Isom continues her series on bees by telling us what we can do to help bring back…
Prune Harvest Around The Corner, Considerations from UCCE
Prune harvest could start as early as this weekend. University of California Cooperative Extension Advisors Katherine Jarvis-Shean and Emily Symmes put together a checklist of pre and post-harvest considerations for…
Perdue Statement on Meeting with Guatemalan Ministers
…and Guatemala to improve H-2A visa program operations. Following the meeting, Secretary Perdue issued the following statement: “America’s farmers and ranchers need a legal and reliable agricultural workforce, and we…
The California Kitchen: Roasted Kale with Fire Blistered Tomatoes
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Roasted Kale with Fire Blistered Tomatoes with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 3 T Vegetable…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 08-14-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering an inbound trade mission to bolster California fruit and…
Inbound Trade Mission to Bolster California Fruit and Nut Export Markets
A group of pre-qualified buyers from Latin America and Southeast Asia is coming to California to cultivate trade relationships with California producers. These types of trade missions have been successful…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 08-13-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering top CAL/OSHA violations, changes to Trader Joe’s produce department,…
SGMA Rollout Coming Along Smoothly
…just built a lot of momentum.” The next step in the implementation process is the development of Groundwater Sustainability Plans. Springhorn noted that there are close to 150 different plans…
Infrastructure Needed for Groundwater Recharge
Infrastructure and volunteers are needed to make groundwater recharge successful in California. Many in the agriculture community were disappointed that not all of the surface water storage projects were fully…
Best Flowers to Grow for a Bee Garden
In her previous program Cathy Isom let you know about raising your own Queen Bee. She continues her series today filling you in about the best and most beautiful flowers…
Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
…Bill Northey said. “We know these are challenging times for farmers, and we have worked to improve flexibility of our programs to assist producers prevented from planting.” Cover Crops USDA…